Men's Swimming and Diving Takes Second at ECAC Championships

Feb 28, 2010

Pictured: Jamie Mannion finished fourth in the 1,650-yard
freestyle at the ECAC Championships.Photo Courtesy: David Silverman
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A strong effort on the third day
of competition fell short as the men’s swimming and diving
team took second at the 2010 ECAC Championships, Sunday at Trees
Pool. Harvard finished with 530.5 points for the competition,
trailing only Navy who finished with 673.5.

Jamie Mannion kicked off the Harvard effort on the final day with
a fourth-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle, posting a time
of 16:15.43. Gregory Pelton followed with a fourth-place finish in
the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:51.75, and Nicholas DuCille
chipped in 17 points with a second-place time of 45.60 in the 100
free.

Rick McKellar (1:51.07), Ryan Cutter (1:51.25) and Ross Ford
(1:51.26) finished four-five-six in the 200 butterfly to boost the
Crimson point total. Harvard wrapped up the meet with a win in the
400 free relay as DuCille, Cutter, McKellar and Eric Taylor posted
a time of 3:03.09 to capture the event win.

Harvard is back in action in two weeks as it will send a select
group of athletes to the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships hosted by
Rutgers University. The NCAA swimming championships will take place
in Columbus, Ohio the following weekend.